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1 Tanka - Ala' al-Din Muhammad Khilji
| Issuer | Delhi Sultanate |
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| Year | 1296-1316 |
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| Reference(s) | DR#994, GG#D226, GG#D225 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Persian inscription arranged in four horizontal lines within a plain or beaded border. The legend reads the royal titulature of Sultan Ala al-Din Muhammad Khilji in Arabic script, proclaiming him 'Al-Sultan al-A'zam' (The Most Supreme Sultan), 'Ala al-Dunya wa'l-Din' (Excellence of the World and Faith), 'Abu'l Muzaffar Muhammad Shah' (Father of Victory, Muhammad Shah), and 'al-Sultan.' The inscription fills the central field in a characteristic Delhi Sultanate calligraphic style, with no figural imagery. The coin is struck on a broad, irregular flan typical of hammered issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a multi-line central Persian inscription proclaiming the ruler's secondary titles, surrounded by a circular marginal legend. The central field reads 'Sikandar al-Thani / Yamin al-Khilafa / Nasir / Amir al-Mu'minin' (Second Alexander, Right Hand of the Caliphate, Defender, Commander of the Faithful), asserting both temporal and religious authority. The marginal legend, reading from right to left beginning at 12 o'clock, states the mint formula: 'Zarb Hazihi al-Fizzat Bi-Hazrat Dehli Fi Sanat' (This silver coin was struck at the Honorable Delhi in the Year), followed by the regnal date. The script is executed in a formal Arabic calligraphic hand consistent with Delhi Sultanate coinage of the Khilji dynasty. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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